Music-holder.



No."743,67s.

PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903. M- K. BEAR.

MUSIC HOLDER. APPLIOATIQN rum) JUNE 22, 1903.

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l E atented November 10, 1903.

MARY K.-BEAR, or MOUNT Mortars, ILLINOIS.

M US'lC-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 743,678, dated November10, 1903.

Application filed June 22, 1903- Serial No. 162,672. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY KATE BEAR, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Moun t Morris, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Music- Holder, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding books, sheet-music, andsimilar articles in open position, and has for its object to simplifyand improve devices of this class .and to produce a device which may becheaply constructed, easily applied and operated, and which will notinterfere with the ordinary uses of the book.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in thefollowing description, and the novel features thereof will beparticularly pointedout in the appended claims, itbeing understood thatvarious changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are denotedby like designating characters, Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof the device. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation.

The improved device comprises a base member 10, extended laterally andhaving a standard 11 projecting vertically therefrom and connectedtherewith by a spring hingejoint 12 to permit the standard to swingrelative to the base member. The hinge 12 is constructed to operate withconsiderable friction to hold the standard and the base in theiradjusted positions, and which requires the exertion of force to move itto change the positions of these members. The standard is composed oftwo sections 13 and let, slidable longitudinally on each other andprovided with a clamp for locking them in adjusted position. This clampcomprises spaced ears 16, carried by the upper section 14, which embracethe section 13 and form a guide therefor. Between the cars 16 acam-lever 17 is pivoted and operates upon the outer face of the section13 between the ears to lock the sections together at any desired point.

Connected by one leg to the upper end of back of a the section 14 is anapproximately U-shaped clip-arm 19, carrying at its free end alaterally-extended member 21', arranged to clamp the leaves of a book tobe supported. The clip-arm is joined to the head of the section 14 by aspring-joint 18, for a purpose hereinafter described. The upper sectionis also provided with a cross-plate 15, secured thereto near itsupper'end in alinement with the laterally-extended member 21 of thecliparm, the cross-plate being designed to pass behind the book and theclip-arm in front thereof to clamp it firmly 1 between them. The clip-arm 19 will be made sufticiently large and provided with a suflicientrange of movement to embrace the largest books or other articles to besupported,'and the sections 13 and 14: are so proportioned that whenextended the cross-plate 15 will support the largest book or otherarticle and when collapsed will be adapted to the smallest book.

Additional holding means are provided for use when desired or necessary,and they comprise arms 22 23, movably connected with the base member 10by rivets and having studs 24 25, adapted to extend in advance of thelower edges of the leaves of a book to assist in holding them open. Byswinging upon their pivots the arms may be adapted to the number ofleaves to be supported.

I claim as my invention- 1. A book-holder comprising a laterallyextendedbase member having a telescopic standard extending vertically therefrom,a head carried by the upper section of said standard and having alaterally-extended cross-plate adapted for engagement with the book orother article to be supported, and a spring-supported clip extendingfrom said head member and adapted for yield ablriI engagement with theopen leaves of the boo 2. A book-holder comprising a laterally-extendedbase member having a sectional standard extending vertically therefromand connected movably therewith, a head member formed on the uppersection of said standard and provided with a cross-plate extended onopposite sides of said standard and adapted to support the back of abook or other article, and a spring-supported clip connected with saidhead member and laterally extended to support the open leaves of a book,and means for locking said sections in adjusted position.

3. A book-holder comprising a laterally-extended base member having astandard extending vertically therefrom and connected movably therewith,said standard being composed of sections, a head member formed on theupper section and provided with a laterally-extendingcross-plate adaptedto support the rear side of an article to be held, one of said sectionshaving spaced ears embracing the other section,a cam-lever movablymounted between said ears and operating to lock said sections together,and means connected with said head for engaging the front side of thearticle supported.

4. A book-holder comprising a base memher having a sectional standardextending vertically therefrom,-a head member carried by the uppersection of said standard and havinga laterally-extended cross-plateadapted for engagement with the back of a book,

means for adjustably locking said sections together, and aspring-supported clip-arm extending upwardly from said head member,thence bent downwardly in advance thereof and provided with a memberextending laterally on opposite sides thereof for yieldable contact withthe open leaves of a book.

5. A book-holder comprising a base member having a telescopic standardextending vertically therefrom,'a head member attached to one of saidsections and having a laterallyextended cross-plate, a spring-supportedclip extending from said head member and adapted for yieldable contactwith the open leaves of a book, and spaced arms movably attached to saidbase member and provided with vertical studs at their free ends adaptedto support the lower edges of the book-leaves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aifixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY K. BEAR.

Witnesses:

LEVI R. BEAR, L. O. BEAR.

